Center Director, CIEE Berlin

CIEE Council on International Educational Exchange; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming lives through international education. As the Center Director in Berlin, you will lead a diverse team to deliver high-quality study abroad programs, ensuring exceptional student experiences while fostering cross-cultural understanding. This role offers the chance to shape educational opportunities for students from all backgrounds, making a tangible impact on their lives and futures. If you're passionate about education and have a proven track record in leadership, this is your opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven organization that values excellence, integrity, and inclusion.

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years in leadership within study abroad or higher education.
• Proven ability to manage teams and complex budgets.

Aufgaben

• Oversee planning and delivery of CIEE programs in Berlin.
• Manage student services and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Financial Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Staff Management

Problem Solving

German Language Skills

Ausbildung

Master's Degree

Ph.D. (preferred)

Jobbeschreibung

Position : Center Director, CIEE Berlin

Reports To: Regional Director of Operations, Europe 2

Department: Global Operations

Location: Berlin, Germany

Who We Are

CIEE is a nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization that transforms lives and builds bridges between individuals and nations through study abroad and international exchange experiences that help people develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world.

Why Work With Us Are

• You will change the world. CIEE builds bridges between different people, different countries, and different cultures. We help young people participate in high-quality international exchange and study abroad programs that bring the world together. We change lives, our alumni change the world. Be part of the change!
• You will be part of a fast-paced, international, diverse, and collaborative team of professionals. CIEE operates the largest nonprofit network of study-abroad locations, with facilities and staff in 29 countries. Additionally, we help international participants from over 140 countries come to the USA each year. Committed to excellence and solving whatever problem the world throws at them, CIEE professionals work on international teams and are dedicated to advancing our 75-year-old mission to make the world a more peaceful place.
  
  
  

Who You Are

The Center Director of CIEE Berlin will have the overall responsibility for the management of all aspects of the Center, overseeing planning and delivery of all CIEE programs, recruiting, and developing the Center’s core team and ensuring the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction. CIEE Berlin offers a wide variety of programs. Its signature Open Campus Block (OCB) enables students to design a program from six to 36 weeks, in up to three different locations per semester. Additionally, CIEE Berlin hosts college-level semester-length programs, faculty-led and custom programs, internship opportunities, summer and January term courses, and the Global Architecture and Design program. The program portfolio is rounded out by semester, full-year, and summer opportunities for high school students.

All programs are defined by the highest standards of educational quality, rigorous coordination among OCB offering CIEE locations world-wide, and providing access to students of diverse backgrounds.

What You'll Do

The Director works closely with a core management team who are responsible for the effective, timely, and on-budget delivery of these program aspects:

• Academic Program: Ensure that the academic department meets its goals in the planning and delivery of the CIEE Berlin programs to include overseeing internship opportunities, hiring, managing and developing academic faculty; producing course syllabi and materials, managing academic matters of students, etc.
• Student Services: Ensure that the student life team meets its goals in the development and oversight of student services, including visas, pre-departure orientation, on-site orientation and activities, implementation of CIEE health, safety, and security protocols and procedures, etc.
• Human Resources: Maintain overall responsibility for all center staff and faculty; plan and execute a strategy to fill key positions necessary for the delivery and development of programs and all operations
• Health, Safety, and Security: Work with staff to ensure compliance with CIEE standards for health, safety and security.
• Program Evaluation: Oversee the management of the student evaluation processes in accordance to the policies and protocols of CIEE and the partner institutions and other stakeholders.
• Financial and Legal Management: Serve as managing director (Geschäftsführer) of the legal entities and assume related responsibilities.
• Facilities and Student Housing Management: Ensure that the operations team achieves its goals related to the smooth and efficient operation and maintenance of the facility, student accommodation and housing, etc.
• External Relations/Internships/Community Engagement: Ensure the development and implementation of strategies to increase awareness of CIEE’s mission and goals throughout the Berlin community, engaging and networking with all relevant stakeholders. Ensure that CIEE Berlin meets CIEE standards and complies with locally applicable standards and laws
• Marketing: Support the production of CIEE promotional materials by providing updates, content and other information as requested
• Other: Participate as needed and possibly present at the CIEE Annual Conference or at other professional meetings; other duties as assigned
  
  
  

What You'll Bring

Successful applicants will be seasoned professionals with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a leadership role within study abroad, international educational exchange, or a related higher education institutional setting. A Ph.D. is preferred, while a master’s degree is required. In addition, applicants with the following experience and skills are particularly sought

• Readiness to grow and develop yourself, our client group, and our Company
• Relevant work experience in Germany
• Leadership – Proven ability to build and lead teams through the complexities and challenges in a constantly changing environment
• Staff management – Demonstrated ability to manage teams and deliver strong results
• Financial management – Demonstrated experience in developing and managing complex budgets and ensuring compliance
• Extremely strong servicing skills and superior judgment: ability to resolve issues fairly, expediently, and cost-effectively
• Academic culture – In-depth knowledge of and first-hand experience with U.S. and German academic institutions and their cultures and processes
• Interpersonal skills – Ability to engender the trust and confidence of several stakeholders and be able to deal effectively with a wide variety of often sensitive issues
• Superior written and verbal communication skills in English – Ability to effectively communicate with students, U.S. university partners, faculty, local authorities, and CIEE staff internationally
• German language skills at an intermediate level, or preferably above
• Exemplary ambassador of CIEE and its mission and programs
• Ability to embrace CIEE’s Core Values (Excellence, Integrity, Respect, Inclusion, and Problem Solving) and culture

• Additional Skills and Experience:
• Ability to function well in a complex institutional framework.
• Ability to work well within the highly collaborative and tightly coordinated structure of the Global Institute network throughout CIEE.
• Presentation, knowledge, background, and experience must be credible to local and U.S. administrators.
• Maintain CIEE's commitment to providing and preserving a safe and supportive environment in which individual ideas and uniqueness are recognized, valued, and allowed to grow.
  

Conditions

• The position is a management role with reciprocal flexibility in terms of working hour
• Responsibilities will change over time.
  
  
  

CIEE believes that professionals with varied backgrounds bring unique approaches and ideas to solving problems and advancing our mission to bring the world together. Qualified candidates from underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

A background check will be conducted as a condition of employment.

Applicant must have the authorization to work in Berlin, Germany.

Please submit a resume and cover letter.